Material supporting attachment for ironing boards



MATERIAL SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS Filed June 17, 1942Patented Nov. 16, 1943 MATERIAL SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT Fon h'IRONINGBOARDS Allie Hazard Moore, Kansas City, Mo., assignorof. I

, one-half. to Hortense M Ryan Kansas City,

" "Application June 17, 1942, Serial st; 447,418

r oia ia. Knifes- 141) My invention relates to improvements inmaterialsupporting attachmentsfor ironingboa'rds. It is particularly-adapted forsupporting, at one side of one longitudinal edge. of an ironing board,

;material that is being ironed and which, if not so held, might slipfrom the ironing board, such as blouses, open shirts, sheets andthelike.

One of the objects ofmy invention is the provision of a novel materialsupporting attachment of the kind described comprising a supportingmember attachable to the under side of an ironing board, a shelfslidable on said member from a retracted position under the ironingboard to an operative material supporting position projecting from onelongitudinal edge of the ironing board, and novel means for locking theshelf in the retracted and projecting positions.

R eferring to Figsfll-to 4, for a 'descriptionbf myinvention, theironing board I is shown provided with a usual fabric covering l3, whichis folded around the edgesof the board, and extends a short distanceagainst the under side of theboard. l i Th supporting member-of thisformof my invention comprises a rectangular element I4 having its upper sidedisposed against the fabric covering l3, and provided on its lower sidewith a transverse groove IS, in which is transversely slidably mounted arectangular shelf 23,*which is held in the groove I5 by the otherelement ll of the supporting member, which other element A furtherobject of my invention, is the provision of novel means for releasablefastening of the supporting member to the ironing board, so

that the attachment may be easily and quickly.

removed, when it is desired to substitute another fabric covering forthe one which is usually provided for the ironing board, and so that theattachment may be easily replaced in operative position after suchsubstitution.

Still another object of my invention is the provision of novel means forsupporting the shelf, so that it may be moved from a retracted positionunder the ironing board to an operative position projecting from eitherlongitudinal edge of the ironing board, to adapt it for right or lefthanded persons, or for use at either edge of the board by one person.

These and other novel features of my invention are hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of one form of my invention, the shelf being shownin solid lines in the retracted position, and shown in dotted linesprojecting from one longitudinal edge of the ironing board.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side edge View, partly broken away, of theform'of attachment shown in Fig. 1. h

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the form shown in Fig. 1, showing the shelfin solid lines projecting from one longitudinal edge of-the ironingboard, and shown in dotted lines projecting from the oppositelongitudinal edge of the board.

Fig, 4 is across section taken on the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in the differentviews.

H is fiat and rectangular and integrally fastened to the under side ofthe element M. Integrally fastened to the under side of the element I1and projecting from opposite edges thereof respecs tively'are two platesl8, having in like side edges two notches l9 adapted to respectivelyreceive the lower threaded end portions of two posts 20. The upper endsof the posts 20 are screw threaded and are screwed into the ironingboard I at its under side, in substantially longitudinal alinement inthe middle of the ironing board at opposite sides respectively of thesupporting member I l-ll.

Respectively mounted on the lower threaded portions of the posts 20 aretwo thumb nuts 2|, which are adapted to be screwed on the posts intopressing holding contact with the under sides of the plates l8, to holdthe supporting member tightly against the fabric covering l3.

When it is desired to substitute another covering for the covering l3,the thumb nuts 2| are loosened and the' supporting member is withdrawn,the posts 20 passing out of the notches I9. After the substitution hasbeen made, the supporting member 14-41 is slid sidewise into itsoperative position, the posts 20 reentering the notches If], after whichthe nuts 2| are tightened.

Slidably mounted in the groove [5 from a retracted position under theironing board, as shown in solid lines in Fig. 1, to the two operativepositions, shown in solid and dotted lines in Fig. 3, is a rectangularshelf 23. v For releasably locking the shelf 23 in the retracted and twoprojecting positions mentioned, a locking device is provided whichconsists of a spring metal strip 6 fastened by a screw I to the underside of the element ll of the supporting member. The free end portion 8of the spring strip extends upwardly through a hole 24 in the elementI1, and is adapted to enter each of three holes 25, 26 and 21' providedin the shelf 23.

When the shelf is in the retracted middle position, the portion 8 of thespring strip enters the hole 26 which is in the middle of the shelf.When the shelf is in the projecting position, shown in dotted lines inFig. 1, and in solid lines in Fig. 3,!

lock the shelf against accidental displacement in the retracted and twoprojecting positions shown.

A button I2 is also fastened to the under side of the sprin strip 6 tobe gripped by the operator for withdrawing the locking portion 8 fromsuch hole 25, 26 or 21 in the shelf 23, when it is desired to change theposition of the shelf. The spring portion 8 automatically enters thelocking position, when the shelf becomes positioned in the retracted orprojecting positions. 7

The lower ends of the posts 20 are enlarged, as shown, to prevent thethumb nuts '24 from being screwedoff from the posts, thus eliminating-.liability of loss or displacement of said nuts.

When the shelf 23 is withdrawn to either of its projecting position atopposite edges of the ironing board, portions of the article which isbeing ironed may be placed upon the shelf and the article thus held fromaccidental slipping from-the board.

When so desired, the shelf may also be employed to support the sad ironwhen the latter is not in use.

Modifications of my invention, within the scope of the appended claim,may be made, without departin from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is: v

A material supporting attachment for ironing boards comprising asupporting member having transverse supporting guiding means and adaptedto be fastened to the under side of an ironing board, and having atopposite side edges two notches respectively, two downwardly extendingposts having means for securing them to the ironing board at oppositesides respectively of said supporting member and adapted to respectivelyenter said notches, and having threaded lower end portions, two nutsrespectively mounted on said threaded end portions and to releas'ablyengage the lower side of said supporting member for .releasably tightlyholding said supporting member against the under side of the ironingboard, and a shelf slidably mounted on said supporting means and movablefrom a retracted position under said supporting member to an operativeposition projecting from one longitudinal edge of the ironing board.

ALLIE HAZARD MOORE.

